PHOTOS: Newtown School Shooting

After the shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School, State Rep. DebraLee Hovey, of Newtown, proposed placing an additional tax on video games, which would go toward funding studies and educating parents about the games.

On the national stage, the U.S. Supreme Court in 2010 decided that there is no proof that violent games and more negative effects on children than other forms of media, including books.
The opinion stated, in part, that studies purporting to show a connection between exposure to violent video games and harmful effects on children have been rejected by the courts and “disgust is not a valid basis for restricting expression.”

Some parents said they just don’t need a study. They just keep video violent games out of the house.

"I want them to get the reality that, when you use a gun and you shoot it at somebody, a lot of times the people aren't going to get back up," Teresa Hemmer, a parent, said.

The legislature’s Children Committee will meet at 11 a.m. on Tuesday in Room 1B of the Legislative Office Building to discuss the legislation.